Adjustable device for supporting wallpaper steaming pans



Oct. 19, 1943. B. LAVALLEY ADJUSTABLE DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING WALL PAPERSTEAMING PANS vllllllllil'll "Ill! l n Filed Feb. 9, 1943 3mm Z dialley'amn Q} i'itwmsm new WALLPAPER STEAIVIING; BANS i fB ni h i ha a ifl mu Q 'The .purpose iot -the present iSz-tO gesaz id CE .FORSTUPPORTiNGjiispnatitl February 9, 1943, Serial N9. 4

provide an improved adjustable supporting means for wall paper steaming.pans. a Inthe removal oflwall papery-from wall-surfaces; it is a commonpractice to soften'theiipaper by steaming thesame in order:that itsadherence with .the wall-surfaces may be destroyed andthe paper quickly.and conveniently removed. 3 In effecting this operation, useis-,madeordinarily of a small portable steam generator which is-connected by alength of flexible tubing with antopenended steaming pan. Iii/practice;this-steaming pan is manually held andqmoved from place to .placeoverthe wall surface as the paperis removed. While this 'operation may becarried out conveniently'on: vertical walls; it is awkward, tedious andlaborious to use "the same on room ceilings, particularly with theoperator standing on scaflfolds or other elevated supporting'nieansAccordingly, it is one' of-the primary objects of the present inventionto provide ani'niproved adjustable supporting device by means of whichthe steaming pan may be kept incont'act with the surface of a'roomceilingwithoutsubjecting its, operator," to" unusual or sustainedf"fatigue,- i du ngpo d t ons er', Qbjct er the invention r i steaming pansupport comprisingapair of standard's composed of, a pair'of "telescopicm mbers having means for maintaining their relativefposi-l tionsofadjustme iil'the lower of said members being adapted for f engagement;with a" floor surface and the upper of s'aidmembers'f carrying. a

vertically movable pan holder; there being pi'vg oted lever meansmounted onjthe upperfmember of the standard to e'fiect' the raising and,lowering of the pan holder and. .thejpanl'carrizd, thereby in effectingthe operation of'the device. I

It is a further object of the invention to so form the pan holder thatthe steaming pan associated "therewith may be moved over a considerablearea steaming. pan supportformedin accordance with the presentinvention; r 1 p Fig. 2 is 'avertical'sectional' view taken throughtheupper portion of the support;

. Fig. 3 is atran'sverse sectional view on the plane indicated'by'theline III-III of Fig. 2;

of the wall or' ceiling surface without requiring change in position ofthe lower part of the supporting standard where it engages with thefloor or other base surface.

Still, a further object resides in the provision of a simple, easilyoperated and inexpensive device for relieving a wall paper operator ofthe task of supporting a steaming pan when the'la-tter is used on roomceilings.

For a further understanding of the invention, reference is tobe had tothe following description and the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a wall paper 1-Fi-g. '4 is a detailsectional view taken through the lower portion'of the support;

Fig."'5 isz-a horizontal sectional view on the plane indicated'byatheline V-V of Fig. 2.

.ci'Re'ferring more particularly to the drawing, the humeralidesignatesawall paper steaming pan, the samebeing of conventionalconstruction and having an open side which is adapted to be placedagainst the wall paper to be softened and removed by" the action ofsteam; thebottom' of the pan being equipped with a manipulating handle2. Thespanzis connected; as usual, by means of a length of flexibletubing-.3 with the valved steam outlet .4" of a small a portable steamgenerating unit 5. :The present invention resides in the pro- 'vision-.of an improved adjustable supporting is receivedl'a'set screw, thelatterbeing of the hand-operated type .so that it may be convenientlyoperated to retainfrictionally the rod and tubing in variousposition'sof relative adjustment, adapting the standard to" differentroom heights. The upper end of the tubing receives the sliding stem l5of a pan holder. The upper portion of the stem l5 passes through anipple [6 provided on the upper end of the tubing l2 and, above saidnipple, the stem l5 terminates in a horizontally disposed seatingextension 11.

. Seated upon the extension I! is a resilient clamp 18, the curved jawsof which having clamping engagement with the handle 2 of the pan l. Theside jaws of the clamp [8 at their upper ends terminate in laterally anddownwardly directed wings !9, which are so disposed as to admit oftilting of the standard from a truly vertical position for the purposeof permitting the steaming pan to contact an extended area of theceiling surface without changing the position of the base section of thestandard where it contacts the floor. This avoids frequent adjustment inthe operating position of the standard and enables the latter to be usedwithout interfering with the desired rapidity in the operations ofremoving I wall paper from the ceiling surface.

In eifecting the support of the stem IS, the outer end of the extensionI! is pivotally connected as at 20 with" the upper end oi a link 2|. Thelower end of this link is pivotally connected as at 22 with one end ofan operating lever 23,

The intermediate portion of this lever is aper' tical guide formed withthe upper section of said tured for the reception of a removable pin .24

which also passes through registering openings 25 formed in the tubingl2. The pin 2; is provided at one side with a curved extremity 26 whichloosely fits over the lever 23 to hold the pin against accidentaldisplacement. By manually pressing the lever 23, and rocking the sameabout the axis 24, the holder extension maybeele: vated, therebymaintaining the-open side of the steaming pan in desired engagement withthe ceiling surface of the room This may be done by operating the levervmanually or, 2 if desired, by the use of a coil spring 21;;the upper endof this spring being engaged with the .lever 23 on the opposite side of'the standard as regards the link 2|, the lower end of said spring beingconnected as at 28 to a collar 29which is adjustable on the tubing 12.The usev of the spring 21 is optional since thedevice can be usedadvantageously when the operator depresses the lever manually. i

In view of the foregoing, it will be seen that the present invention"provides an improved device for effecting the support of a wall papersteaming pan when the latter is used to; remove old wall paper from theceiling. In the operation of this steaming pan, .live steam is broughtdirectly onto the face of the wall paper, thereby destroying theadhesive properties of the paste between the paper and the wall, thuscausing. the paper to become loosened or disengaged from the wall sothat it may be easily removed. Prior devices for eifecting the supportof the'steaming pan have, in the main, been formed to embody extensiblestandards which require change in position of such standards for eachnew 0perative position which the steaming pan occupies on the wallsurface. This has interfered with the desired rapidity 'of operation. Byuse of the lever arrangement'disclosed herein, the steaming pan, withoutadjusting the efiective length of the standard, may be moved from placeto place over the ceiling surface, so that a come paratively wide areaof wall surface may be operated i i'? any ha e i Pos ion f the standardis necessary, andthese change in standard. clamping means carried bysaid holder with which the handle structure of a steaming pan hasrocking engagement, a lever pivotally mounted on the upper section ofsaid standard,

and a link uniting said lever with said pan holder and operative toraise and lower said holder upon pivotal swinging movement of saidlever.

2. Supporting means for wall paper steaming pans comprising a standardcomposed of a pair of telescopically engaged sectllons, a pan holderhaving a depending stem received within a ver tical guide formed withthe upper section of said 'stan'dard clamping'means carried by saidholder with which the handle structure ofa steaming pan has rockingengagement, a lever pivotally mounted on the upper'section of saidstandard,

. a link uniting said lever with said pan holder and operative to raiseand lower said holder upon pivotal swinging movement of said lever, andspring'means engaged with said lever and with the upper section of saidstandard, said spring means tending to maintain said holder. in anelevated position.

3. Supporting means for wall paper steaming pans comprising av standard,a steaming pan holder provided with a depending stem, the latter beingslidably. received within a socket provided in the upper end of saidstandard, a lever mounted for pivotal movement on said standard, linkmeans connecting one end of said lever with said holder whereby upon theoscillation of the lever; said holder may be raised or lowered, and aclamp carried by the upper portion of said holder adapted for thereception of the handle structure of an associated steaming pan.

4. Supporting means for wall paper steaming panscomprising. a, standard,a steamingpan holder provided with a depending stem. the latter. beingslidably received within a socket providedin the upper end of saidstandard, a lever mounted for pivotal movement on said standard, linkrneans connecting one end of said lever with said holder whereby uponthe oscillation of the lever, said holder may be raised or lowered, aclamp carried by the upper portion of said holder adapted for thereception of the handlestruc ti e of n as oc ed t minsnan. and pri meansnne ted w th aid l ve nd Standard and Ser in to met sa lersrm e onfeting' he eleva o an liqldsr- NJAWN'LAYWY-

